Category: Projects
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Australia’s demand for desalination jumps amid drought
The demand for desalinated water is intensifying across eastern Australia as drought and extreme dry weather bite.
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Teck wins approval for Chilean copper mine desalination project
Canadian mining firm Teck Resources has won environmental approval for a proposed desalination plant at Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile.
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ACWA Power, Sembcorp, and Suez among Al Ghubrah III pre-quals
ACWA Power, Sembcorp, and Suez are among eight international firms to have pre-qualified for Al Ghubrah III independent power and water project, Oman.
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Oman seeks developers for two private desalination projects
Oman Power and Water Procurement is seeking to qualify developers for two new private sector desalination projects in Al Batinah region in the Gulf of Oman.
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US EPA and New Mexico to clarify reuse rules for oil and gas
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of New Mexico to clarify existing regulatory and permitting frameworks for reusing wastewater produced by oil and gas extractors.
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Gaza desalination plant delayed by goods blockade
Construction of a desalination plant in Gaza City, Palestine, has stalled after Israel halted the passage of goods into the State, reports Relief Web.
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India seeks information from desalination providers
The government of India has called on desalination companies to support its National Mission on Desalination (NMD) by providing details of their technologies.
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Besix signs with Sharjah to expand water reuse
Besix has signed a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), to operate and maintain an existing wastewater treatment plant at Al Saja.
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Poseidon gains approval for revised terms on Huntington Beach project
Orange County Water District has approved an updated term sheet including a revised water purchase agreement with Poseidon Water for the Huntington Beach Desalination Plant project.
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KfW Dev Bank to fund €10 million reuse scheme in Palestine
Germany’s KfW Development Bank is to fund a new water reuse scheme for agricultural irrigation in Nablus, on the northern West Bank, Palestine.








